The Pan^ali, or Head-house, Bomhok. 



CHAPTEE XIV. 



THE SARAWAK RIYEE. 



Eclipse of tlie Moon — Boats and Bowers— First Halt — Reach the Rapids— 

 The Datu and Ch»f Hadji — Diamond-washing — Gold— The Last Rapid — 

 Dress of the Dyaks — The Council— Scenery of the River — Mode of 

 Producing Fire — Journey Continued — Incidents — Change Prahu for 

 Canoes — Return Down Rapids in the Dark — Bivouac —Malay Boat-songs 

 — Limestone Cavern — Berlidah — Ascent of Peninjau — Dyak Village of 

 Serambo — Rajah's Summer Residence — Bonihok— Return to Sarawak. 



A SHOET stay at Sarawak gave me a favourable opportu- 

 nity of penetrating a little into the interior, and afforded me 

 some interesting glimpses of Dyak Hfe. The Tuan Muda 

 being just about to depute a government ofi&cer, Mr. Alfred 

 Houghton, up the river, for the purpose of settling some 

 questions relating to diamond-washing operations, as well as 

 for hearing and deciding some causes among the Malay and 



